Quake II gets revived with RTX support, available June 6
There will also be a limited demo with three complete levels to try.
NVIDIA is bringing back a fan-favorite classic — Quake II — with full ray-tracing support.
Those who own the game can experience the remaster in its entirety from June 6 onwards.Quake II RTXwill be available as a direct download onNVIDIA’s siteand on Steam.
For those who just want a taste of the ray-traceremaster, the first three missions of Quake II RTX will be available for free as a limited demo. The source code for the remaster will be posted on GitHub and to allow fans and creative coders to expand the work NVIDIA did.
Modders from the early 90s can get back into the game and learn first-hand what they can do to ray-trace their previous efforts.
There’splenty to look atin NVIDIA’s list of updates for Quake II RTX, but here’s what to take note of:
In terms of hardware, gamers will need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU with performance-accelerating RT Cores. This is strongly recommended as Quake II RTX has the highest load demand for any ray-traced game.
NVIDIA also announced at its keynote that Wolfenstein: Youngblood will alsoreceive the ray-tracing treatment. It will come as game bundle for selectedNVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs, which includes desktop and laptop pre-configurations as well. The offer will run from May 28 to August 6 withparticipating retailers.
